ABU-BEKR, the father of Ayesha,
wife of Mohammed, was a man of great
influence in the Koreish tribe; and in 632,
when Mohammed died, was made the first
caliph or successor of the Prophet. After
defeating his enemies in Arabia, and
warring successfully against Babylonia,
Syria, and the Byzantine emperor
Heraclius, Abu-Bekr died 634 A. D., aged
63. He was surnamed “The Just.”